EDITORIAL: The Hutchinson Smoking Prevention Project: A Lesson on Inaccurate Media Coverage and the Importance of Prevention Advocacy

EDITORIAL: The Hutchinson Smoking Prevention Project: A Lesson on Inaccurate Media Coverage and...
Botvin, Gilbert; Sussman, Steve; Biglan, Anthony
2004-10-10 00:00:00
P1: GCO/GCZ P2: FZN/GCP/FJQ/LOV QC: GDX Prevention Science [PREV] PP160-339786 May 24, 2001 7:38 Style ﬁle version Nov. 04, 2000 Prevention Science, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2001 Editorial The Hutchinson Smoking Prevention Project: A Lesson on Inaccurate Media Coverage and the Importance of Prevention Advocacy 1,4 2 3 Gilbert J. Botvin, Steve Sussman, and Anthony Biglan PROGRESS IN PREVENTION recommended by the various federal agencies (Hallfors et al., 2000). Clearly, much additional work Over the past 20 years, there have been signiﬁ- is needed to increase the use of evidence-based cant advances in prevention research. A particularly prevention approaches in school settings. However, fruitful area of research concerns the development this is not the only challenge facing the ﬁeld of and testing of school-based approaches for prevent- prevention. Occasionally, progress in any area of ing the use of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs. As science takes an unexpected turn. One or more evidence of the efﬁcacy of school-based prevention studies may come along that cause us to rethink approaches has accumulated, efforts to disseminate our research methods or question our cherished information about what actually works have been assumptions. launched by several government agencies. Notable among these are dissemination
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EDITORIAL: The Hutchinson Smoking Prevention Project: A Lesson on Inaccurate Media Coverage and the Importance of Prevention Advocacy